Second Treatise of Government — Page 6

English → Pt Book II Level 9/10

But though this be a state of liberty, yet it is not a state of licence: though man in that state have an uncontroulable liberty to dispose of his person or possessions, yet he has not liberty to destroy himself, or so much as any creature in his possession, but where some nobler use than its bare preservation calls for it.

Mas embora este seja um estado de liberdade, não é um estado de licença: embora o homem nesse estado tenha uma liberdade incontrolável para dispor de sua pessoa ou posses, ele não tem liberdade para se destruir, nem tampouco a qualquer criatura em sua posse, salvo onde algum uso mais nobre do que a sua simples preservação o exija.

The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions:

O estado de natureza possui uma lei da natureza para governá-lo, a qual obriga a todos: e a razão, que é essa lei, ensina a toda a humanidade, a quem apenas a consulte, que sendo todos iguais e independentes, ninguém deve prejudicar a outrem em sua vida, saúde, liberdade ou posses:

for men being all the workmanship of one omnipotent, and infinitely wise maker; all the servants of one sovereign master, sent into the world by his order, and about his business; they are his property, whose workmanship they are, made to last during his, not one another's pleasure:

pois sendo os homens todos obra de um único criador onipotente e infinitamente sábio; todos servos de um único senhor soberano, enviados ao mundo por sua ordem e para cumprir seus desígnios; eles são propriedade sua, cuja obra são, feitos para durar segundo o seu prazer, e não o prazer uns dos outros:

and being furnished with like faculties, sharing all in one community of nature, there cannot be supposed any such subordination among us, that may authorize us to destroy one another, as if we were made for one another's uses, as the inferior ranks of creatures are for our's.

e sendo dotados de faculdades semelhantes, partilhando todos de uma mesma comunidade de natureza, não se pode supor qualquer subordinação entre nós que nos autorize a destruir uns aos outros, como se fôssemos feitos para uso uns dos outros, tal como as espécies inferiores de criaturas o são para o nosso.

Vocabulary

Mas: mahsh — Conjunction meaning 'but,' used to contrast ideas.
embora: em-BOH-rah — Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though.'
este: EHS-chee — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this.'
seja: SAY-zhah — Subjunctive form of 'ser,' meaning 'be' or 'is.'
um: oong — Indefinite article or number meaning 'a' or 'one.'
estado: es-TAH-doo — Noun meaning 'state' or 'condition.'
de: jee — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from.'
liberdade: lee-behr-DAH-jee — Noun meaning 'liberty' or 'freedom.'
não: nowng — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not.'
é: eh — Third-person singular of 'ser,' meaning 'is.'
licença: lee-SEN-sah — Noun meaning 'license,' 'permission,' or 'licence.'
o: oo — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular).
homem: OH-meng — Noun meaning 'man' or 'human being.'
nesse: NEH-see — Contraction of 'em' and 'esse,' meaning 'in that.'
tenha: TEN-yah — Subjunctive form of 'ter,' meaning 'have' or 'has.'
uma: OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an.'
incontrolável: in-kon-troh-LAH-vel — Adjective meaning 'uncontrollable' or 'unrestrained.'
para: PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for,' 'to,' or 'in order to.'
dispor: jees-POHR — Verb meaning 'to dispose of' or 'to arrange.'
sua: SOO-ah — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'your.'
pessoa: peh-SOH-ah — Noun meaning 'person' or 'individual.'
ou: oh — Conjunction meaning 'or,' offering an alternative.
posses: POH-sess — Noun meaning 'possessions' or 'belongings.'
ele: EH-lee — Personal pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it.'
tem: teng — Third-person singular of 'ter,' meaning 'has.'
se: see — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself,' 'herself,' or 'oneself.'
destruir: des-troo-EER — Verb meaning 'to destroy' or 'to ruin.'
nem: neng — Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'not even.'
tampouco: tam-POH-koo — Adverb meaning 'neither' or 'not either.'
a: ah — Feminine definite article or preposition meaning 'the' or 'to.'
qualquer: kwahl-KEHR — Pronoun or adjective meaning 'any' or 'whatever.'
criatura: kree-ah-TOO-rah — Noun meaning 'creature' or 'living being.'
em: eng — Preposition meaning 'in,' 'at,' or 'on.'
posse: POH-see — Noun meaning 'possession' or 'ownership.'
salvo: SAHL-voo — Preposition meaning 'except' or 'unless.'
onde: OHN-jee — Adverb meaning 'where' or 'in which.'
algum: ahl-GOONG — Indefinite pronoun or adjective meaning 'some' or 'any.'
uso: OO-zoo — Noun meaning 'use' or 'application.'
mais: mahysh — Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most.'
nobre: NOH-bree — Adjective meaning 'noble' or 'elevated in purpose.'
do: doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o,' meaning 'of the.'
que: kee — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that,' 'than,' or 'which.'
simples: SEEM-plees — Adjective meaning 'simple,' 'mere,' or 'plain.'
preservação: pre-zehr-vah-SOWNG — Noun meaning 'preservation' or 'conservation of something.'
exija: e-ZHEE-zhah — Subjunctive of 'exigir,' meaning 'require' or 'demand.'
O: oo — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular).
natureza: nah-too-REH-zah — Noun meaning 'nature' or 'the natural world.'
possui: poh-ZOO-ee — Third-person singular of 'possuir,' meaning 'possesses.'
lei: lay — Noun meaning 'law' or 'rule.'
da: dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a,' meaning 'of the.'
governá-lo: goh-vehr-NAH-loo — Infinitive phrase meaning 'to govern it' or 'to rule it.'
qual: kwahl — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'that.'
obriga: oh-BREE-gah — Verb meaning 'obliges,' 'binds,' or 'compels.'
todos: TOH-doosh — Pronoun meaning 'all,' 'everyone,' or 'everybody.'
e: ee — Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting two elements.
razão: hah-ZOWNG — Noun meaning 'reason' or 'rational faculty.'
essa: EH-sah — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (feminine singular).
ensina: en-SEE-nah — Verb meaning 'teaches' or 'instructs.'
toda: TOH-dah — Adjective meaning 'all,' 'every,' or 'whole.'
humanidade: oo-mah-nee-DAH-jee — Noun meaning 'humanity' or 'all humankind.'
quem: keng — Pronoun meaning 'who,' 'whoever,' or 'whom.'
apenas: ah-PEH-nahsh — Adverb meaning 'only,' 'just,' or 'merely.'
consulte: kon-SOOL-chee — Subjunctive of 'consultar,' meaning 'consult' or 'refer to.'
sendo: SEN-doo — Gerund of 'ser,' meaning 'being' in a continuous sense.
iguais: ee-GWAHYSH — Adjective meaning 'equal' or 'identical' (plural).
independentes: in-de-pen-DEN-chees — Adjective meaning 'independent' or 'self-governing' (plural).
ninguém: nin-GENG — Pronoun meaning 'nobody,' 'no one,' or 'none.'
deve: DEH-vee — Verb meaning 'must,' 'should,' or 'ought to.'
prejudicar: pre-zhoo-jee-KAR — Verb meaning 'to harm,' 'to damage,' or 'to hurt.'
outrem: oh-TRENG — Pronoun meaning 'another person' or 'others.'
vida: VEE-dah — Noun meaning 'life' or 'existence.'
saúde: sah-OO-jee — Noun meaning 'health' or 'well-being.'
pois: pohysh — Conjunction meaning 'because,' 'since,' or 'for.'
os: oosh — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural).
homens: OH-mengsh — Noun meaning 'men' or 'human beings' (plural).
obra: OH-brah — Noun meaning 'work,' 'creation,' or 'workmanship.'
único: OO-nee-koo — Adjective meaning 'unique,' 'sole,' or 'only.'
criador: kree-ah-DOHR — Noun meaning 'creator' or 'maker.'
onipotente: oh-nee-poh-TEN-chee — Adjective meaning 'omnipotent' or 'all-powerful.'
infinitamente: in-fee-nee-tah-MEN-chee — Adverb meaning 'infinitely' or 'without limit.'
sábio: SAH-byoo — Adjective or noun meaning 'wise' or 'a wise person.'
servos: SEHR-voosh — Noun meaning 'servants' or 'serfs' (plural).
senhor: sen-YOHR — Noun meaning 'lord,' 'master,' or 'sir.'
soberano: soh-beh-RAH-noo — Noun or adjective meaning 'sovereign' or 'supreme ruler.'
enviados: en-vee-AH-doosh — Past participle meaning 'sent' or 'dispatched' (plural).
ao: ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o,' meaning 'to the.'
mundo: MOON-doo — Noun meaning 'world' or 'earth.'
por: pohr — Preposition meaning 'by,' 'through,' or 'for.'
ordem: OHR-deng — Noun meaning 'order,' 'command,' or 'instruction.'
cumprir: koom-PREER — Verb meaning 'to fulfill,' 'to carry out,' or 'to comply.'
seus: SAY-oosh — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' 'their,' or 'its.'
desígnios: de-ZEEG-nyoosh — Noun meaning 'designs,' 'purposes,' or 'intentions' (plural).
eles: EH-lees — Personal pronoun meaning 'they' (masculine or mixed group).
são: sowng — Third-person plural of 'ser,' meaning 'are.'
propriedade: proh-pree-eh-DAH-jee — Noun meaning 'property,' 'ownership,' or 'possession.'
cuja: KOO-zhah — Relative possessive pronoun meaning 'whose' (feminine).
feitos: FAY-toosh — Noun or adjective meaning 'deeds,' 'made,' or 'done.'
durar: doo-RAR — Verb meaning 'to last,' 'to endure,' or 'to continue.'
segundo: se-GOON-doo — Preposition or adjective meaning 'according to' or 'second.'
seu: SAY-oo — Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' 'its,' or 'your.'
prazer: prah-ZEHR — Noun meaning 'pleasure,' 'delight,' or 'satisfaction.'
uns: oonsh — Indefinite article meaning 'some' (masculine plural).
dos: doosh — Contraction of 'de' and 'os,' meaning 'of the' (plural).
outros: OH-troosh — Pronoun meaning 'others' or 'the other ones.'
dotados: doh-TAH-doosh — Adjective meaning 'endowed with' or 'gifted with.'
faculdades: fah-kool-DAH-jees — Noun meaning 'faculties,' 'abilities,' or 'capacities' (plural).
semelhantes: se-me-LYAN-chees — Adjective meaning 'similar,' 'alike,' or 'resembling.'
partilhando: par-chee-LYAN-doo — Gerund meaning 'sharing' or 'dividing among.'
mesma: MEZ-mah — Adjective meaning 'same' or 'identical' (feminine).
comunidade: koh-moo-nee-DAH-jee — Noun meaning 'community' or 'shared group of people.'
pode: POH-jee — Third-person singular of 'poder,' meaning 'can' or 'may.'
supor: soo-POHR — Verb meaning 'to suppose,' 'to assume,' or 'to presuppose.'
subordinação: soo-bor-jee-nah-SOWNG — Noun meaning 'subordination' or 'subjection to authority.'
entre: EN-tree — Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among.'
nós: nohsh — Personal pronoun meaning 'we' or 'us.'
nos: noosh — Object pronoun meaning 'us' or reflexive 'ourselves.'
autorize: ow-toh-REE-zee — Subjunctive of 'autorizar,' meaning 'authorize' or 'allow.'
aos: owsh — Contraction of 'a' and 'os,' meaning 'to the' (plural).
como: KOH-moo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as,' 'like,' or 'how.'
fôssemos: FOH-se-moosh — Past subjunctive of 'ser,' meaning 'if we were.'
tal: tahl — Adjective meaning 'such,' 'this,' or 'that kind of.'
as: ahsh — Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine plural).
espécies: es-PEH-syees — Noun meaning 'species' or 'kinds of living beings.'
inferiores: in-feh-ree-OH-rees — Adjective meaning 'inferior' or 'lower' (plural).
criaturas: kree-ah-TOO-rahsh — Noun meaning 'creatures' or 'living beings' (plural).
nosso: NOH-soo — Possessive adjective meaning 'our' or 'ours.'

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